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SecularMotion

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6. Watch for those fake magazines
Tue Nov 3, 2015, 07:14 PM
Nov 2015
Scam Alert -- Look Out for Door-to-Door Magazine Scams This Spring

Marlborough, MA - Like seasonal allergies and rainy weather, door-to-door magazine scams are an annual annoyance that return each spring. Be on the lookout for scammers selling fake magazine subscriptions.

How the Scam Works:

You answer your door, and it's someone selling magazine subscriptions. The seller may claim that he/she is raising money for a school or charity. The subscription prices seem steep. In fact, they are typically three times the typical price. However, the money goes to a good cause, so you purchase one anyway. Months pass, and your magazine never arrives. Turns out the magazine fundraiser is totally fake!

http://www.bbb.org/boston/news-events/bbb-scam-alerts/2015/04/scam-alert-look-out-for-door-to-door-magazine-scams-this-spring/#sthash.YxOyBXkG.dpuf

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Woo Hoo libodem Nov 2015 #1
Now that is funny DonP Nov 2015 #2
You sound nervous. SecularMotion Nov 2015 #3
Yes, I'm having touble getting my McCormick magazines to feed reliably in my carry 1911 DonP Nov 2015 #4
Watch for those fake magazines SecularMotion Nov 2015 #6
People to mayors.....Up Yours. ileus Nov 2015 #5
"do your job" beevul Nov 2015 #7
I'll need some help here. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #8
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